Finance Monthly M&A Awards Winners Edition

FINANCE MONTHLY M&A AWARDS 2020 19 by a Russian group). Maurizio’s M&A experience includes diverse industries such as steel, oil and gas, insurance, chemical and pharmaceutical, automotive, aerospace and defense, design and various infrastructure companies where he represented both strategic and financial investors, either Italian or international. Mauriziohaswrittenmonographs andpublished articles in major law reviews in the fields of corporate finance, corporate governance, the protection of minority shareholders, and antitrust. He is a frequent lecturer at national and international symposia in these fields. He received JSD from Stanford Law School and was a visiting scholar both at Stanford and Yale law Schools. Chambers Europe (2013-2019-2020) and Chambers Global (2013-2019-2020) ranked Mr. Delfino among the leading individuals practicing in the area of Corporate/M&A in Italy. PRACTICE AREAS M&A, Corporate & Financial Services. ABOUT MAURIZIO DELFINO Maurizio Delfino founded Delfino e Associati Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (“D-WFG”) in 2000: the firm is now one of the most important Italian law firms focusing on Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity, Corporate Governance, Corporate Reorganization and Restructuring, and Compliance. The ability to combine the international reach of Willkie and local market expertise has allowed D-WFG to develop an unparalleled practice in corporate finance and financial markets while offering clients cutting edge solutions to their legal needs. Unlike most international law firms, D-WFG is not just the Italian office of an elite international law firm, but an important local player, with deep roots in the Italian business community, in both Milan and Rome. Maurizio specializes in public and private M&A and private equity, including leveraged buyouts andhas gainedextensiveexperience incorporate governance issues for both listed and unlisted corporations and the acquisition of distressed companies, including companies involved in corporate reorganization procedures. In fact, Maurizio has assisted on the occasion of some of the largest acquisitions and buy outs which took place in Italy in recent years, starting with his representation of French energy giant EDF in the acquisition of Montedison, which was the first hostile takeover of an Italian listed company. He also represented the Russian group Severstal in the acquisition of Lucchini, which was the second largest Italian steel manufacturer (and, at the time, the largest ever foreign investment CONTACT Milan Office: Delfino e Associati Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Studio Legale via Michele Barozzi 2 20122 Milano, Italia Tel. +39 (0)2 763631 mdelfino@delfinowillkie.com Rome Office: Delfino e Associati Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP Studio Legale via di Ripetta 142 00186 Roma, Italia Tel. +39 (0)6 686361 mdelfino@delfinowillkie.com